Written by Paul Mavroudis. For more details see credits.
| Australia's first match of the 2008 KL 5s invitational tournament was against Indonesia. This was a Kuala Lumpur 5s match. | ||||
| Played : January 29 | Venue : Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||
| Indonesia Goals : |
1 | - | 5 | Australia Lineup included Danny Ngaluafe, Trent Flanigan, Greg Giovenali, Fernando de Moraes Goals : Ngaluafe 19, Flanigan 20, Giovenali 21, 39, de Moraes 29 |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| Australia's second group match of the KL 5s tournament was against England. This was a Kuala Lumpur 5s match. | ||||
| Played : January 31 | Venue : Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||
| England Lineup unknown |
1 | - | 6 | Australia Lineup included Greg Giovenali, Fernando de Moraes, Trent Flanigan, Luke Haydon, Danny Macor Goals : Giovenali 1, 10, de Moraes 3, Flanigan 6, Haydon 6, Macor ? |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), Graeme Dell (England) | ||||
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| Australia followed up their win against the English earlier in the day with a thumping victory against the host nation. This was a Kuala Lumpur 5s match. | ||||
| Played : January 29 | Venue : Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||
| Australia Peter Spathis, Fernando de Moraes, Greg Giovenali, Daniel Macor, Adrian Vizzari Gavin O’Brien, Simon Keith, Lachlan Wright, Luke Haydon, Trent Flanigan, Danny Ngaluafe Goals : Vizzari 1, 25, de Moraes 1, 12, Keith 15, 24, Giovenali 22 |
7 | - | 0 | Malaysia Lineup unknown |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), P. Balakrishnan (Malaysia) | ||||
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| Australia pulled off a surprise result in their final group match, holding Argentina to a draw. This was a Kuala Lumpur 5s match. | ||||
| Played : February 1 | Venue : Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||
| Australia Lineup included Michael Skubala, Adrian Vizzari, Fernando de Moraes Goals : Skubala 3, Vizzari 15, de Moraes |
3 | - | 3 | Argentina Linupe included Ignacio Cavilia, Pablo Basile, Daniel Elias Goals : Cavilia 12, Basile, Elias 40 |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), Jose Fernando (Argentina) | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| Australia's KL 5s tournanment run ended in the semi-finals against Brazil. This was a Kuala Lumpur 5s match. | ||||
| Played : February 2 | Venue : Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||
| Brazil Goals : |
7 | - | 0 | Australia |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Paulo César Oliveira (Brazil), Scott Gilligan (Australia) | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| This was the first of three games played in a series against China. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : April 22 | Venue : Guangzhou, China | |||
| China Goals : |
3 | - | 2 | Australia Goals : |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| This was the second of three games played in a series against China. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : April 23 | Venue : Guangzhou, China | |||
| China Goals : |
2 | - | 2 | Australia Goals : |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| This was the third of three games played in a series against China. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : April 24 | Venue : Guangzhou, China | |||
| China Goals : |
5 | - | 2 | Australia Goals : |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| Prior to leaving for the 2008 AFC Futsal Championships the Futsalroos played a warm up match against New Zealand in Dural, New South Wales. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : May 3 | Venue : Dural Leisure Centre, Dural, New South Wales | |||
| Australia Goals : |
11 | - | 2 | New Zealand Goals : |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| Prior to the beginning of the 2008 AFC Futsal Championships the Futsalroos played a warm up match against Kuwait in Bangkok. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : May 6 | Venue : ???, Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Australia Tuan Cao, Fernando de Moraes, Trent Flanigan, Greg Giovenali, Luke Haydon, Simon Keith, Angelo Konstantinou, Dean Lockhart, Danny Ngaluafe, Gavin O’Brien, Peter Spathis, Adrian Vizzari, Lachlan Wright, Christopher Zeballos Goals : Wright (2), Ngaluafe, Zeballos, Giovenali, de Moraes |
6 | - | 2 | Kuwait |
| Referee : Assistant Referees : Attendance : Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), ??? | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| The 2008 AFC Futsal Championships doubled up as qualifiers for the 2008 Futsal World Cup to be held in Brazil. The top four teams, that is the four semi-finalists from this tournament, would qualify for the World Cup. Australia's first game was against Turkmenistan. This was an AFC Futsal Championship group match and Futsal World Championships qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : May 11 | Venue : Nimibutr Stadium (Indoor), Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Australia Peter Spathis, Gregory Giovenali, Simon Keith, Fernando De Moraes, Lachlan Wright, Luke Haydon, Adrian Vizzari, Trent Flanigan, Danny Ngaluafe, Anh Tuan Cao, Gavin O'Brien, Christopher Zeballos Goals : Giovenali 17, Zeballos 31, Vizzari 40 |
3 | - | 1 | Turkmenistan Ildar Tashliyev, Mihail Muhammedov, Guvanch Kanayev, Mekan Muhamedmuradov, Mergen Atayev, Bayrammurat Esenmamedov, Dovletmurad Annayev, Aleksandr Sidorov, Nariman Magerramov, Mergen Orazov, Agajan Resulov, Ahmed Allaberdiyev Goals : Allaberdiyev 7 |
| Referee : Kim Jang Kwan (Korea Republic) Assistant Referees : Abdolkarim Sistani Nejad (Iran), Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) Attendance : 2000 Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), Eldar Ramanazov (Turkmenistan) | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| Australia's second match was against Chinese Taipei. The Futsalroos' comfortable victory saw them book a place in the quarter finals. This was an AFC Futsal Championship group match and Futsal World Championships qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : May 12 | Venue : Nimibutr Stadium (Indoor), Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Chinese Taipei Kuo Yin-Hung, Tsai Chih-Chieh, Feng Pao-Hsing, Lee Meng-Chian, Hsu Jen-Feng, Pan Wei-Chih, Lin Po-Yuan, Chang Fu-Hsiang, Chen Chun-Chieh, Fang Ching-Jen, Pan Kuao-Kai, Lo Wen-Hao |
0 | - | 6 | Australia Peter Spathis, Gregory Giovenali, Simon Keith, Fernando De Moraes, Lachlan Wright, Luke Haydon, Adrian Vizzari, Trent Flanigan, Danny Ngaluafe, Anh Tuan Cao, Gavin O'Brien, Christopher Zeballos Goals : Own Goal 13, Wright 14, 23, 35, Vizzari 34, Zeballos 40 |
| Referee : Li Zhizhong (China P.R.) Assistant Referees : Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan), Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq) Attendance : 750 Coaches : Chen Kuei-Jen (Chinese Taipei), Scott Gilligan (Australia) | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| Australia's final group match against Japan was essentially a dead rubber, with both teams having progressed to the next stage. The Futsalroos' decided to give some of the squad a rest and give some game time to other players who hadn't seen much of it to that point. This was an AFC Futsal Championship group match and Futsal World Championships qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : May 13 | Venue : Nimibutr Stadium (Indoor), Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Japan Yusuke Komiyama, Kenta Fujii, Ono Daisuke, Kotaro Inaba, Hisao Sadanaga, Rikarudo Higa, Yuki Kanayama, Kenichiro Kogure, Akira Toyoshima, Ryoto Ishiwata, Takeshi Kishimoto, Yusuke Inada Goals : Kanayama 25, Daisuke 28, Inada 32, Komiyama 40 |
4 | - | 2 | Australia Luke Haydon, Adrian Vizzari, Lachlan Wright, Gavin O'Brien, Christopher Zeballos, Simon Keith, Fernando De Moraes, Trent Flanigan, Danny Ngaluafe, Anh Tuan Cao, Dean Lockhart, Angelo Konstantinou Goals : Zeballos 13, Haydon 16 |
| Referee : Li Zhizhong (China P.R.) Assistant Referrees : Kim Jang Kwan (Korea Republic), Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq) Attendance : 1500 Coaches : Sergio Aguiar Guimaraes Filho (Japan), Scott Gilligan (Australia) | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||
| Wright and Zeballos were inelgible for this match through suspension, as Australia was effectively knocked out of two competitions in one go by the host nation. The Solomon Islands made it through the Oceania qualifiers, which makes one think of what might have been. Or perhaps not. This was an AFC Futsal Championship quarter final match and Futsal World Championships qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : May 15 | Venue : Nimibutr Stadium (Indoor), Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Thailand Panuwa Janta, Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn, Panomkorn Saisorn, Anucha Munjarern, Somkid Chuenta, Parinya Pandee, Nathappon Suttiroj, Tanakorn Santanaprasit, Prasert Innui, Eakapong Suratsawang, Ekkaphan Suratsawang, Sermphan Khumthinkaew Goals : Eakapong Suratsawang 7,8, Saisorn 17, 39, Janta 35 |
5 | - | 2 | Australia Luke Haydon, Gregory Giovenali, Simon Keith, Fernando De Moraes, Gavin O'Brien, Adrian Vizzari, Trent Flanigan, Danny Ngaluafe, Anh Tuan Cao, Dean Lockhart, Angelo Konstantinou Goals : De Moraes 15, 28 |
| Referee : Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) Assistant Referrees : Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq), Abdolkarim Sistani Nejad (Iran) Attendance : 3500 Coaches : Jose Maria Parzos Mandez (Thailand), Scott Gilligan (Australia) | ||||
| Squad Listing | ||||